security flaw
Published Jun 14, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
ptrace in Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 does not properly verify addresses on the amd64 platform, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash).
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.8.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-37.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:663
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:514
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-37.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:663 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:514 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 35.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 34.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13891 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0756 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617571 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0756
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11119 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/137-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0756
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.